Kingdom Season 5 has finally unveiled its main trailer to highlight the upcoming battle at Koku You Hill. Shin leads the Hi Shin Unit as they join forces with General Kan Ki and his army to face the Zhao soldiers, and it will be a fight like no other. Aside from the trailer, the anime has also released additional cast members: Yoshihisa Kawahara as Ryuu Tou and Kenta Miyake as Ba Tei. You can watch the preview below:
The Kingdom Season 5 trailer begins with Kan Ki worrying about the possibility that his former servants will fail. Shin then enters the scene, promising to take the head of the enemy inspector in the first part of the battle. From there, the Hi Shin Unit, Kan Ki, and Ringyoku start their journey. Maron then appears, saying that once the central hill falls in his hands, the battle of Koku You Hill will all make sense.
Keisha and Kisui prepare for the war with their legions of army. As Shin declares to show their enemies what they can do, the intense fight begins while the opening theme, Touka by DeNeel, plays in the background. “Build a bridge over the mighty stream and conquer this river,” Kyokai says. The preview ends with Shin starting a massive attack.
Kenta Miyake as Ba Tei
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Ryuu Tou
Who are the cast and crew of Kingdom Season 5?
Aside from the newly announced cast members, the original voice cast will return to Kingdom Season 5. You can check the list below:
Jun Fukuyama as Sei Ei
Masakazu Morita as Shin Ri
Rie Kugimiya as Karyo Ten
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Riboku
Daisuke Hirakawa as Keisha
Koji Ishii as Kisui
Behind the scenes, Kenichi Imaizumi returns to direct the fifth season, with Hisashi Abe as the character designer, Junichi Higashi as the art director, and Hiroki Takano as the director of photography. In addition, Noboru Takagi works on series composition, Miyuki Abe on color design, and Keisuke Yanagi on editing.
What is Kingdom Season 5 about?
Kingdom Season 5 will cover the Koku You Campaign Arc, where Qin launched another campaign to take the Koku You Hills, a strategic place for the said state and Zhao, after the former, finished off Ai’s rebellion and gathered enough soldiers to continue the fights. Here, the battle between the Qin and Zhao armies over the Koku You Hill will be seen, as General Kan Ki will serve as the Commander-in-Chief while Shin and the Hi Shin Unit will join the reinforcements.
You can read the synopsis below:
The 5th season depicts the Qin army vs Zhao army and the battle over Koku You Hill. In this battle, General Kan Ki serves as the Commander-in-Chief, and Shin and the Hi Shin Unit participate as reinforcements. What kind of battle will Shin and the Hi Shin Unit carry out together with the Kan Ki Army, and will they be able to win the battle against Zhao?
The anime is based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Yasuhisa Hara, which has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen magazine Weekly Young Jump since January 2006. As of November 2023, it has collected 70 tankobon volumes and has over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga of all time.
It was then adapted into anime by studio Pierrot, with the first season released in June 2012, the second season in June 2013, and the third season, a collaboration between Studio Signpost and Pierrot, in April 2020. It was also adapted into a live-action movie, released in April 2019, followed by a sequel film in July 2022 and a third movie in July 2023.
Kingdom Season 5 will premiere on January 6, 2024. It will also be available to stream on Crunchyroll. Are you ready to witness the war at Koku You Hill? This will surely be another intense series of battles.
